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A vegan chocolate and orange cake served with an orange glaze
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5 from 3 votes

Chocolate and orange cake

A vegan chocolate and orange cake served with an orange glaze
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 loaf
Author: Mia Kouppa

Equipment

  • Stand mixer or hand held mixer (preferable but not required)
  • Loaf pan (9 x 5 inch)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup (225 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar
  • 1/3 cup (40 grams) cocoa powder See Recipe note
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla powder * or 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup (80 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1 cup (250 mL) orange juice
  • 1/3 cup (80 mL) orange marmalade sugar-free
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp grated orange zest

For the glaze

  • 1 cup (130 grams) icing sugar
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, or in another large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, vanilla and salt until well combined.
  • Add the vegetable oil, orange juice, marmalade, vinegar and orange zest. Turn the mixture speed to medium and using the paddle attachment whisk until well combined.
  • Prepare your loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper and then spraying any parts of the pan that are not lined with the parchment paper with cooking spray.
  • Pour batter into pan and spread evenly.
  • Bake in middle rack of your oven for 50 - 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven when baked and allow to cool in the loaf pan for 5 minutes and then transfer the cake to a cooking rack to cool completely.

For the glaze

  • Whisk together the icing sugar and orange juice until smooth.
  • When your cake is completely cooled use your whisk to drizzle the glaze over the middle top of the cake, allowing it to naturally fall to the sides.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*If you are using vanilla powder then whisk it together with the flour and other dry ingredients.  If you are using vanilla extract then add it in when you add the wet ingredients. 
We use natural cocoa powder in this recipe but you can also use Dutch-process cocoa powder if that is all you have.